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Rating group Effectiveness

poor

1 2 3 4 5

 

good

A: Goals

confused; diverse; conflicting; indifferent; little interest

 

clear to all; shared by all ; all care about the goals;
feel involved

B: Participation

few dominate; some passive; some not listened to; talk at once or interrupt

 

all get in;
all are really listened to

C: Feelings

unexpected; ignored or criticised

 

freely expressed; emphatic responses

D: Diagnosis of Group Problems

jump directly to remedial proposals;
treat symptoms rather than basic causes

 

when problems arise the situation is carefully diagnosed before action is proposed; remedies attack basic causes

E: Leadership

group needs for leadership not met;
group depends too much on single person or on a few persons

 

as needs for leadership arise various members meet them (distributed leadership); anyone feels free to volunteer as he sees a group need

F: Decisions

needed decisions don’t get made; decisions made by part of the group;
others uncommitted

 

consensus sought and tested; deviates appreciated and used to improve decisions; decisions when made are fully supported

G: Trust

Members distrust one another;
are polite, careful, closed, guarded;
they listen superficially but inwardly reject what others say; are afraid to criticise or to be criticised

 

Members trust one another; they reveal to group what they would be reluctant to expose to others;
they respect and use the responses they get;
they can freely express negative reactions without fearing reprisal

H: Creativity and Growth

members and group in a rut; operate routinely; persons stereotyped and rigid in their roles;
no progress

 

group flexible; seeks new and better ways; individuals changing and growing; creative; individually supported

 

 

 

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